Lately I've been hard to reach I've been too long on my own Everybody has a private worldWhere they can be aloneAre you calling me, are you trying to get throughAre you reaching out for me, I'm reaching out for you

I'm just so fuckin' depressed I just can seem to get out this slumpIf I could just get over this humpBut I need something to pull me out this dump I took my bruises, took my lumpsFell down and I got right back up But I need that spark to get psyched back upIn order for me to pick the mic back up I don't know how I pry awayAnd I ended up in this position I'm in I starting to feel distant againSo I decided just to pick this penUp and tried to make an attempt to ventBut I just can't admit Or come to grips, with the fact that I may be done with rapI need a new outlet I know some shits so hard to swallowAnd I just can't sit back and wallowIn my own sorrowBut I know one fact I'll be one tough act to followOne tough act to follow I'll be one tough act to followHere today, gone tomorrowBut you have to walk a thousand miles

[Chorus:]In my shoes, just to seeWhat it's like, to be me I'll be you, let's trade shoesJust to see what it'd be like toFeel your pain, you feel mineGo inside each other's mindJust to see what we findLook at shit through each other's eyesBut don't let 'em say you ain't beautiful ohThey can all get fucked.Just stay true to you soDon't let 'em say you ain't beautifulOh they can all get fucked. Just stay true to you

I think I'm starting to lose my sense of humorEverything is so tense and gloomI almost feel like I gotta check the temperature in the roomJust as soon as I walk inIt's like all eyes on meSo I try to avoid any eye contact'cause if I do that then it opens a door to conversationLike I want that... I'm not looking for extra attentionI just want to be just like youBlend in with the rest of the roomMaybe just point me to the closest restroom I don't need no fucking man servantTrying to follow me around, and wipe my assLaugh at every single joke I crackAnd half of them ain't even funny likeAh Marshall, you're so funny man, you should be a comedian, god damnUnfortunately I am, but I just hide behind the tears of a clownSo why don't you all sit downListen to the tale I'm about to tellHell, we don't have to trade our shoesAnd you don't have to walk no thousand miles

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But don't let 'em say you ain't beautifulOh They can all get fucked.Just stay true to you soDon't let 'em say you ain't beautifulOh They can all get fucked. Just stay true to you so

Nobody asked for life to deal usWith these bullshit hands we're dealtWe have to take these cards ourselvesAnd flip them, don't expect no helpNow I could have either justSat on my ass and pissed and moanedBut take this situation in which I'm placed inAnd get up and get my ownI was never the type of kidTo wait by the door and pack his bagsNever sat on the porch and hoped and prayedFor a dad to show up who never didI just wanted to fit inEvery single placeEvery school I wentI dreamed of being that cool kidEven if it meant acting stupidAunt Edna always told meKeep making that face till it gets stuck like thatMeanwhile I'm just standing thereHolding my tongue up trying to talk like thisTill I stuck my tongue on the frozen stop sign poll at 8 years oldI learned my lesson and cause I wasn't trying to impress my friends no moreBut I already told you my whole life storyNot just based on my description'cause where you see it from where you're sittingIs probably 110% differentI guess we would have to walk a mileIn each other's shoes, at leastWhat size you where? I wear tensLet's see if you can fit your feet

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Lately I've been hard to reach I've been too long on my ownEverybody has a private world Where they can be alone... soAre you calling me, are you trying to get through ohAre you reaching out for me, I'm reaching out for youso oh oh

Yea... To my babies. Stay strong.Daddy will be home soonAnd to the rest of the world, god gave you the shoesThat fit you, so put em on and wear emAnd be yourself man, be proud of who you areEven if it sounds corny,Don't ever let no one tell you, you ain't beautiful